DRC: War, Minerals and Impunity Does the peace process launched in June 2025 stand a chance of ending the fighting in Kivu between the Kinshasa army and the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group? Since 2022, this region, larger than Switzerland and located along the eastern border of the DRC, has once again been engulfed in crisis. In a war largely overlooked by major media outlets, millions have been displaced and grave atrocities continue, as the looting of natural resources persists amid rising identity-based tensions. What forces continue to fuel this conflict, and how can peace be achieved in a region that has already endured three decades of war?